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❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details about a government-related advertisement in The West Australian newspaper concerning regional accommodation funding. The answers reveal the government did not pay for the ad and has no specific budget for aged care advertising.

AnsweredQoN 3914Legislative Assembly

Asked

15 August 2018

Member

Mr P.J. Rundle

Portfolio

Regional Development

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I refer page 9 of the Retirement 2018 advertising feature in The West Australian on Friday 27 July 2018 headlined 'Funding to boost regional accommodation options', and I ask: (a) what was the cost of the advertisement; (b) was the advertisement paid for by the State Government or the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPRID); (c) does the State Government or DPRID have a specific budget for advertising aged care and accommodation; (d) if yes to (c), what is that amount; (e) what is the total advertising budget for the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development; (f) who, or which organisation, was responsible for writing the copy associated with this feature; and (g) who authorised the purchase of advertising space for this particular feature?

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Answered

18 September 2018

Responded by

Minister representing the Minister for Regional Development

Response time

8 days

(a)   Unknown.
(b)   No
(c)   No
(d) Not applicable
(e)   The advertising/promotional budget for 2018-19 is $989,000.
(f) The West Australian .
(g)   Not applicable

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